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51drop — [[t]drɒp[/t]] n. v. dropped, drop•ping 1) a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; liquid globule 2) the quantity of liquid contained in such a globule 3) a very small quantity of liquid 4) a minute… …
52drop — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 reduction ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, huge, large, massive ▪ marked, noticeable, significant, substantial …
53drop — verb (drops, dropping, dropped) 1》 fall or cause to fall vertically. ↘deliver by parachute. ↘sink to or towards the ground. ↘informal collapse from exhaustion. 2》 make or become lower, weaker, or less. ↘lose (a point, a match, etc …
54drop in — verb visit informally and spontaneously (Freq. 1) We frequently drop by the neighbors house for a cup of coffee • Syn: ↑drop by, ↑come by • Hypernyms: ↑visit, ↑call in, ↑call …
55drop — 1. verb 1) Eric dropped the box Syn: let fall, let go of, lose one s grip on; release, unhand, relinquish Ant: lift, hold on to 2) water drops from the cave roof Syn …
56drop — 1. to kill By shooting, after which the victim falls: But [the Iraqi soldiers] got so close that there was no way they were going to avoid us, so we dropped them. (McNab, 1993) In Chicago, to drop down the chute meant to murder, as… …
57drop by — verb visit informally and spontaneously (Freq. 1) We frequently drop by the neighbors house for a cup of coffee • Syn: ↑drop in, ↑come by • Hypernyms: ↑visit, ↑call in, ↑call …
58drop — {{11}}drop (n.) O.E. dropa a drop of liquid, from P.Gmc. *drupon (Cf. O.S. dropo, O.N. dropi, Du. drop, O.H.G. tropfo, Ger. Tropfen (n.)), from PIE *dhreu . Meaning an act of dropping is from 1630s; of immaterial things (prices, temperatures, etc …
59drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… …
60drop by — phrasal verb drop by or drop in or drop round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms drop by : present tense I/you/we/they drop by he/she/it drops by present participle dropping by past tense dropped by past participle dropped by informal drop in… …
